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Higher – Order Question: What was the Japanese key to victory against the United States in World War II?Unit: WWII: PacificCurricular Connection: SS.11.H.CL4.3- Assess the ambitions of the Japanese in their decision to attack Pearl Harbor and its influence on the outcome of WWII.Objective(s):SWBAT: -Articulate the overall Japanese strategy for 1941–1942, and to assess how successful it wasMaterials:Youtube.Guided map activityWorksheetDevelopment/Procedures:Students will be asked to watch a short video at home to provide background information on the New Unit: start each class with a bellringer question: “Where did the Japanese attack the United States on December 7, 1941?” (2 mins)Begin class with an introduction to the war with Japan, covering in more detail the information covered in the video. Discuss Japan’s dream of creating a pacific empire. (5 mins)Prepare class for a trip to the computer lab, reminding them of the lab and hallway rules. Introduce the Interactive map we will be using and distribute the worksheets that accompany the map. (worksheet found below)Go to lab and help students access the map, use the map, and complete the worksheet. Students are expected to view #1-17 on the interactive map. Summary/Closure:End class by providing time to walk back to the classroom, and end class assess student completion of the worksheet.AssessmentStudents will complete a worksheet based on the information found on the guided map activity.HomeworkComplete worksheet if not finished in class.Turning the Tide in the Pacific, 1941-1943Student Name Date “Scavenger Hunt” for Use with Interactive Map of the Pacific Theater610235170815QuestionAnswerThis country allied itself with Japan five days after Japanese forces easily took its capital city.By 1941, one quarter of this country was under Japanese control.This battle, while considered a draw, caused the Japanese to postpone their invasion of Port Moresby indefinitely.This battle is considered the turning point on the Pacific Front because the Japanese navy was severely damaged.Control of this island chain was important to the Japanese because it gave them a line of defenses far to the east.This city became the site for one of the largest Japanese air and naval bases in the Pacific Theater.On December 7, 1941 nearly400 Japanese aircraft attacked this US Naval base.After this raid, all of the B-25 bombers had to crash land in China because the aircraft carriers were not long enough for them to land on.The British colony of Malaya was important to the Japanese for what two resources?By the time of this battle, the US had broken Japan’s naval code, so the attack was known ahead of time.This raid onto Japan did little physical damage but it had a great psychological boost of moral.00QuestionAnswerThis country allied itself with Japan five days after Japanese forces easily took its capital city.By 1941, one quarter of this country was under Japanese control.This battle, while considered a draw, caused the Japanese to postpone their invasion of Port Moresby indefinitely.This battle is considered the turning point on the Pacific Front because the Japanese navy was severely damaged.Control of this island chain was important to the Japanese because it gave them a line of defenses far to the east.This city became the site for one of the largest Japanese air and naval bases in the Pacific Theater.On December 7, 1941 nearly400 Japanese aircraft attacked this US Naval base.After this raid, all of the B-25 bombers had to crash land in China because the aircraft carriers were not long enough for them to land on.The British colony of Malaya was important to the Japanese for what two resources?By the time of this battle, the US had broken Japan’s naval code, so the attack was known ahead of time.This raid onto Japan did little physical damage but it had a great psychological boost of moral.()Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom useThis attack caused President Roosevelt to ask for a declaration of war.After this battle, General MacArthur was given command of the entire Pacific forces.These mountain passes in this country were critical to the Japanese because they were a major supply route for the United States to China.78,000 soldiers surrendered to the Japanese after fierce fighting on this Peninsula.British forces were surprised when the Japanese army attacked Singapore by this route.Using this island, Japanese forces planned to launch attacks on Australia.This raid convinced the Japanese that their primary goal was to destroy American carriers.This was the first naval battle in history where the opposing forces never directly saw one another.These islands fought desperately to save their country, but after several months, the government fled to Australia.This island chain, today known as Indonesia, was critical to Japan because of this resource.Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use ................
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